Kōki Machida

Kōki Machida
町田浩樹
	Machida with Union SG in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Kōki Machida
Date of birth	25 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Union SG
Number	28
Youth career
2010–2015	Kashima Antlers Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2023	Kashima Antlers
2022–2023	→ Union SG (loan)
2023–	Union SG
International career‡
2021–2023	Japan U23
2023–	Japan
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Kōki Machida (町田浩樹, Machida Kōki, born 25 August 1997) is a left-footed Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Union SG and the Japan national team.^[2]

Club career[edit]

Machida joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2016. On 25 May, he debuted in J.League Cup, in a match against Júbilo Iwata.^[3]^[4] He joined the Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise on loan in January 2022, before signing a permanent contract a year later until 2026.^[5] On 9 May 2024, he scored the only goal against Antwerp in the 2024 Belgian Cup final, securing his club's first title in competition after 110 years.^[6]

As of match played 9 May 2024^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashima Antlers	2016	J1 League	–		–		2	0	–		–		2	0
	2017	J1 League	2	0	–		–		0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018	J1 League	8	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	–		13	2
	2019	J1 League	22	1	5	0	–		10^[c]	0	–		37	1
	2020	J1 League	21	0	–		2	0	0	0	–		23	0
	2021	J1 League	34	5	2	0	3	0	–		–		39	5
	Total		87	8	8	0	11	0	10	0	0	0	116	8
Union SG (loan)	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	11	0	0	0	–		–		–		11	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	7	0	1	0	–		1^[d]	0	–		9	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	–		1	0	–		20	0
Union SG	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	29	0	3	2	–		11^[e]	0	–		43	2
Career total			133	8	12	2	11	0	22	0	0	0	178	10

^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
^ Includes J.League Cup
^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

As of match played 16 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2023	4	0
Total		4	0

Union SG

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
^ "町田浩樹：鹿島アントラーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "Kōki Machida" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
^ "Kashima Antlers 1–1 Jubilo Iwata" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site.
^ "L'Union Saint-Gilloise lève l'option pour Koki Machida qui signe un contrat jusqu'en 2026" (in French). Le Soir. 29 March 2023.
^ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 110-year wait for Belgian Cup success with win over Antwerp". Flashscore.com. 9 May 2024.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 20 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 12 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 46 out of 289)
^ "Japan - K. Machida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". One Football. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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